Labor & Delivery RN
Rapid City, SD
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Flexible

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Variable, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 15 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 2 years of Level 3 or higher L&D experience and SD or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Level 3 NICU-supported hospital unit with 10 L&D beds, 4 OB ED/Triage beds, and 4 Antepartum rooms
• Cares for high-risk to low-intervention laboring patients, including antepartum, OB triage/ED, postpartum, and infant patients
• Patient ratios: Antepartum 1:3, Inactive Labor 1:2, Active Labor 1:1, Postpartum/Couplet care 1:3 couplets
• Uses EPIC charting system
• 12-hour variable shifts (0630/1830), requiring flexibility to work both days and nights throughout the contract
• Every other weekend rotation required
• May be placed on low census call
• Floating to Postpartum/Couplet care required throughout the contract
• Holiday coverage required as needed

Requirements

• Active SD or compact RN license required
• Current BLS and NRP certification required
• ACLS, inpatient obstetrics, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years Labor & Delivery experience required, preferably in a Level 3 or higher NICU-supported unit
• EPIC charting experience required
• Competency managing high-acuity labor patients, including preeclampsia, preterm labor and delivery, and antepartum patients under 35 weeks gestation required
• Skills required: IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate administration, blood administration, insulin administration, C-section circulating, and C-section recovery care
• Must be comfortable caring for couplets and normal newborn nursery (Level I) patients
• Experience with lower acuity NICU (Level II) patients highly preferred
• Completion of an accredited nursing education program required

Additional Information

• Unit support includes a Unit Secretary, Scrub Tech, Charge Nurse, VAT team, 24/7 Respiratory Therapy, OB Physician team, and Anesthesia/CRNA
• Orientation includes facility NEO plus 4 days with a preceptor (3 in L&D, 1 in Postpartum)
• Time off requests require manager approval
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility to be considered
• Facility is noted as very traveler-friendly and open to renewing travel contracts